Introduction

This is the start of my "Armenian Language Learning" (ALL) charity project. Here I'll help you to learn Armenian for free.

The lessons of Armenian language here are very interesting and colourful, combined with photos, slide-shows, musics and videos. You will also learn about Armenian culture, traditions, history and many other things through those lessons. If you follow all the mentioned steps, I promise that soon you will speak, read and writh in Armenian.


Introduction to the Armenian Language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language, spoken by the Armenian people. Because of its uniqueness, linguists typically classify Armenian as an independent branch of the Indo-European Language family.

It is the official language of the Repblic of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora. The Armenian has its own script, the Armenian alphabet. The Armenian alphabet that Armenians use now (for both Eastern and Western Armenian) has been used for more than 1600 years. Eastern Armenian is the official language of the country and Western Armenian is spoken by approximately 50% of over 10,000,000 Armenians worldwide. Here we will learn Eastern Armenian as it’s the official language of Armenia.

The Armenian alphabet was created by Saint Mesrop Mashtots in AD 405 primerely for a Bible translation to the Armenian and classifies as one of the oldest alphabets in the world.

The Statue of Saint Mesrop Mashtots and scholar Koryun in front of Matenadaran (The biggest Institute of Ancient Armenian Manuscripts in the world) in Yerevan, Armenia. At the stone you can see the original letters (i.e. only uppercase) in their original shapes.

So, let’s begin from the Armenian alphabet.
Don’t be scared and don't try to remember all these letters now. We will learn them step by step.